..Few medically acceptable treatments for depression during pregnancy are available. The aim of this randomized controlled pilot study was to determine whether acupuncture holds promise as a treatment for depression during pregnancy...

Acupuncture for depression during pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial

..We tested the hypotheses that the addition of medication to psychotherapy enhances participation in the latter by: (1) speeding the acquisition of the psychotherapy's targeted skill; and (2) facilitating higher skill level acquisition...

..As nefazodone-mediated blockade of serotonin-2 receptors may directly relieve insomnia associated with depression, we examined the more specific effects of CBASP and nefazodone, singly and in combination, on sleep disturbances...

Patient preference as a moderator of outcome for chronic forms of major depressive disorder treated with nefazodone, cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy, or their combination

..These results suggest a larger trial of acupuncture in the acute- and maintenance-phase treatment of depression is warranted...

The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX): reliability and validity

C A McGahueyDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USAJ Sex Marital Ther 26:25-40. 2000

..Possible total scores range from 5 to 30, with the higher scores indicating more sexual dysfunction. This study assesses the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity of the ASEX...

..Although various strategies are available to manage nonresponders to an initial treatment for depression, no controlled trials address the utility of switching from an antidepressant medication to psychotherapy or vice versa...

Therapeutic reactance as a predictor of outcome in the treatment of chronic depression

..Results support the importance of Aptitude * Treatment interactions in psychotherapy outcome. The direction and significance of such interactions may vary with different forms of psychopathology...

Dropouts versus completers among chronically depressed outpatients

Bruce A ArnowDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 5722, United StatesJ Affect Disord 97:197-202. 2007

..Premature termination is common among patients treated for depression with either pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy. Yet little is known about factors associated with premature treatment termination among depressed patients...

..Thus, although menstruating women are likely to show increased sleep disturbance during the luteal phase, those with other, more severe premenstrual symptoms are more likely to experience a luteal increase in daytime sleepiness...

Cognitive-behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy as a maintenance treatment for chronic depression

Daniel N KleinDepartment of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USAJ Consult Clin Psychol 72:681-8. 2004

..The 2 conditions also differed significantly on change in depressive symptoms over time. These findings support the use of CBASP as a maintenance treatment for chronic forms of MDD...

Daniel N KleinDepartment of Psychology and Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 11794 2500, USAJ Consult Clin Psychol 71:997-1006. 2003

..Patients receiving combination treatment reported stronger alliances with their psychotherapists than patients receiving CBASP alone. However, the impact of the alliance on outcome was similar for both treatment conditions...